Twins Blog: Rain, Uh, Mist Cancellation
The summer camp I went to growing up had a saying, "it never rains ... it only heavy dews." No matter how heavy of a downpour, camp activities went on. Same can't be said for baseball.
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The summer camp I went to growing up had a saying, "it never rains ... it only heavy dews." No matter how heavy of a downpour, camp activities went on. Same can't be said for baseball.
Rain spared the Minnesota Twins from playing short-handed again, with Justin Morneau and Delmon Young still ailing and out of the lineup for Friday's game before the steady precipitation prompted the postponement.
Morneau has a stomach virus, and Young has sore ribs.
Minnesota Twins outfielder Delmon Young will undergo an MRI examination on Friday to determine the extent of a rib injury that has kept him out of the lineup since Monday.
Jim Thome hit his 591st career home run and had two RBIs to back a dominating pitching performance by Scott Baker, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-1 Thursday night to salvage a split of the four-game series.
Matt Wieters and Vladimir Guerrero homered, Adam Jones drove in two runs, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the light-hitting Minnesota Twins 5-4 on Wednesday night.
It's time to take this day away from all the slackers and haters. It's time to focus on what is really important: Lew Ford's contribution to the Minnesota Twins.
Matt Wieters drove in four runs, Vladimir Guerrero hit a three-run homer, and the Baltimore Orioles snapped an eight-game losing streak by defeating Carl Pavano and the Minnesota Twins 11-0 Tuesday night.
Francisco Liriano took a two-hitter into the seventh inning, and the Minnesota Twins beat Baltimore 5-3 Monday night to extend the Orioles' losing streak to eight games.
Brian Duensing gave the Minnesota bullpen another chance, and this time the result was a victory.
Matt Capps is taking over as the Twins' closer so Joe Nathan can work on regaining his form in non-save situations as he comes back from elbow surgery.
Johnny Damon just keeps getting big hits.
Minnesota Twins star Joe Mauer is continuing to recover from a viral infection and could take part in a light workout Sunday.
Wade Davis pitched seven strong innings and Johnny Damon and Kelly Shoppach drove in two runs apiece, leading the Tampa Bay Rays to a 5-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night.
Twins general manager Bill Smith said Friday that catcher Joe Mauer went to a hospital for treatment and evaluation after suffering from "extreme flu-like symptoms."
